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The Pantry Project Reveal

I'm so excited to share the final reveal of The Pantry Project today! Okay, so we're not 100% done... we still need to add baseboards and crown moulding, but... I can't wait any longer to show you!

Let's start from the very beginning. This is what the home looked like when we first bought it:

Gag. I forgot how awful the "nacho cheese" wall was. Here's another view from the front door:

The space at the top of the stairs was awkward and unusable. The first time I walked in to the house, I had the idea to completely change the space. As soon as we closed on the house, I did a half-baked mock up in Photoshop:

I use Photoshop for this kind of stuff all the time. Can't decide what color to paint a dresser? Want to add a wall? See what the house would look like with a different roof? Try it in Photoshop!

We started by ripping down the L-shaped half wall:

We framed the space so that it was even with the existing hallway:

After a lot of hard work sheetrocking, mudding, sanding, painting and building shelving, we have a glorious walk-in pantry!

Look at all the storage we were able to create from unused space:

Learn how we built the shelving HERE. We also added a shelf between the studs just to add as much storage as possible:

Thank you SO MUCH for these pictures! We are building a house and I was wondering if a 3'x4' pantry would suffice and from your pictures, I can tell that's plenty sufficient ! I LOVED those little shelves between the studs..such an optimal use of that wall without encroaching the "step-in" area. I'm going to incorporate that in my future pantry as well. Thank you again !

Brilliant idea to add a pantry there. How is the inside of the pantry looking now? Anything you'd do differently? I'd love to see a pic of the pantry RIGHT NOW. Not tidy, things crammed in where ever they fit. We've got a closet in our kitchen and my husband told me to make pantry plans and he would build it. I really like how yours looks. Thank you!

The pantry has been an absolute DREAM. I would only change two things. I would move the light switch a little because k don't like how close it is to the shelf nook. I'd also like to switch to a motion light so it automatically turns on and off. Other than that, I have been extremely pleased with the shelf spacing, the sturdiness, the painted finish, everything! I'd be happy to send you a pic on social media or email if you'll leave me your contact info. 😄